TV
I've just spoken to a friend of mine who lives in Cairo. They've just had Dreambox installed. Apparently it works through the internet so you need ADSL. They install a wireless router and a set top box. It costs 1000LE to get the box installed and a further 110LE a month. She said that any satellite provider will know about it. I Googled 'dreambox adsl showtime' and got loads of info - not sure if it's legal or not! Anyway it gives you the three 'satellites' that I mentioned before i.e. Showtime, Orbit and Firstnet. (All the Discovery channels, National Geographic, movie channels, BBC Prime etc etc).
On a different note, if you shop on the internet but find that many places won't deliver outside of the U.K. (or U.S.), there's a company called Aramex (aramexDOTcom) that, for a very small fee, sets up a P.O.Box address for you in both countries. You can then use that address to have your 'shopping' mailed to. They then deliver it to your door. As I've said before, my dad records loads of UK TV for me and I don't always trust the post here in Bahrain - bit of a hit and miss as to whether it'll arrive or not. Last week he sent a package of 20 DVD's to my Aramex address in Slough, it arrived at my door today and cost a little under £8. It's brilliant and totally legal!
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